Happy Monday morning, One to the elements that I have found in those that build a great career, is the ability to be honest. With themselves. Take yourself out for a coffee and ask yourself these three questions, in this order. 1. What am I great at? 2. What am I weak
Happy Friday, It’s true. You can create a billion dollar idea on the back a napkin. This is Jack Dorsey’s first sketch of his big idea: The idea? Twitter. As a leader, every idea starts exactly with just a simple concept to solve a problem, whether it is food truck, or a
Happy Monday morning, Have you been thinking about your job security? How does job security play into your career decisions? It is a factor to some degree for everyone when planning next career steps. So regardless of how important traditional job security is to you, here are 6 steps to secure your future: Surround
Happy Friday, Some of us are morning people and some of us are night owls. As a leader it is good to recognize when your sweet spot is both from a focus and energy management perspective. Important conversations are best held when you are in the strongest frame of mind. Jeff Bezos, for example holds key
Happy Monday morning, I was speaking with a new client last week and I asked her, “Who referred you to me?” I ask that often when speaking with clients as our client referral rate is very high. The response she shared “I did this the old fashioned way, I googled you.” We had a good laugh about
Happy Friday, This past week, we saw Nike take a risk in choosing the new face of the 30th anniversary of campaign starring Colin Kaepernick. No matter where you stand on this issue, choosing the former NFL quarterback who led protests against racial injustice and police brutality by taking to one knee during the national
Happy Friday, There is a lot of conversation around getting input from your team. It’s a good conversation to be having to ensure that there is enough collaboration when making decisions. However, there is a danger in over weighing the desire to come to a collective agreement. In fact, I actually think most high
Happy Tuesday morning, I have been running for over 20 years injury free and I am very thankful to have had such a great stretch. However all good things must come to an end. Last weekend I thought I’d take a run through the Gatineau hills and felt great at the end of
Happy Friday, September starts tomorrow and for most of us in business the month of September is like the start of a new year. It is a great time to get a new sense of purpose, rethink priorities and renew your focus for the coming year. “Focus” means “point of convergence.” I think
Steve Job’s daughter is about to release a memoir called “Small Fry” about what it was like to have him as a father. This was a daughter from a previous relationship and it took many years for him to embrace her into his family. The memoir is quite controversial. She shares many things that are